Short-toed Lark 
Calandrella cinerea 
Other Ethiopian races breed in Southern 
Arabia, eastern and southern Africa. 
Variation is clinal and slight so that 
migrating and winter birds can often 
not be identified to subspecies. 
Birds passing through eastern Medi¬ 
terranean breed in eastern Europe and 
Near East. 
Habitat: Barren scrub and wasteland, 
dry steppe, pastures and cultivation. 
